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July 9th, 2014

(Photo: Bethany Townsend)Bethany Townsend has had Crohn's Disease since the age of 3. When she was 11, she had 16 inches of her intestines taken out. 4 years ago, her intestines ruptured. She had an MRSA infection that a...

(Photo: Tampa Bay Times)The Mueller family consists of Bob and Dareda and their three grown sons. They used to live in a luxurious house and horse ranch in Missouri until the recession wiped them out. They still...

Rosalia Lombardo died in 1920 just days before her second birthday. Her body was embalmed and interred in the Capuchin catacombs in Palermo, Italy. Rosalia became known as “Sleeping Beauty” because her well-p...

[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFnx2kv11tU](Video Link)This taekwondo practitioner jumps, spins 540 degrees, kicks 4 different targets, then lands.I stomped on a spider last week. That skill scales up, so I could probab...

[http://youtu.be/QSCbpcpjJl4] (YouTube link)Off the coast of Mexico, a diver untangles a sea turtle from a hank of rope. Instead of making a quick escape, the turtle hangs around long enough to say his thanks and pose fo...

This seems to me to be a perfectly logical explanation of how the Death Star was able to stay in a stable low orbit despite not being completely built. The tattoo belongs to redditor mayflowers5, who is an avid *em...

According to internet rumor, this photo shows two pages from a Swedish children's book consisting of animal photos. Is the assassin goat urging you to indulge in your darkest desires? No! According to this online diction...

Chip & Dale Salt and Pepper ShakersDon't be afraid to expose who you really are with the Chip & Dale Salt and Pepper Shakers from the NeatoShop. This adorable ceramic set is shaped like your favorite handsome chi...

[http://vimeo.com/76973207] (vimeo link)The “grain” in the title refers to wood grain. The waves are how the grain moves as you penetrate the wood. To get this strata-cut animation, filmmaker Keith Skretch pl...

Being a part of a villainous organization may seem like a glamorous lifestyle, when you're not getting shot at or punched in the face by the good guys, but the average citizen doesn't see the glamour and fame, they simpl...

Imagine the delight and wonder of the residents and passers by of a vacant building in Liverpool, England when its industrial, metal shutter opens at 10pm to uncover a softly glowing aquarium full of jellyfish, their gho...

[http://youtu.be/wo3F1-YCkFA] (YouTube link)Maybe you’ve thought about finally getting around to watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but those are three really long movies, even without the Hobbit*...

The cheap tapestries were pleasant enough and may have conveyed a tasteful ambiance in a home. But they were also boring. So Gauvain Manhattan added images from classic video games, including Street Figh...

Redditor trauma__queen took her hedgehog for a dental exam. This may seem a bit strange to Americans who don’t keep hedgehogs as pets, but it sure is cute! Now everyone wants to be a hedgehog dentist, or at least a...

[http://youtu.be/aO8Lk05NY8k] (YouTube link)Libby and Sarah have some very important news, especially for those of you in Canada, where it’s winter and tornados and earthquakes are expected to erupt. Be sure to tak...

What time is it? Time for some great design inspiration! And here it is in the form of a clever typography-based clock. The face comes in two colors -natural rust and gold leafing and the face is removable so you can eve...

Some fans are content with a signed photo, a prop from their favorite TV show, or, at most, a lock of their favorite celebrity’s hair, others want something a little more personal –and often a lot creepier. H...

(Photo: Journal-Sentinel)To the best of his knowledge, Officer Joel Zwicky of the Green Bay Police Department in Wisconsin is the only skateboard cop in the world.Many other officers ride skateboards for fun. Zw...

As many times as the movie is played on cable TV, you may have memorized the dialogue from The Shawshank Redemption. You probably know the movie was directed by Frank Darabont, based on the Stephen King story &l...

Bill Watterson, you've been outdone. Laura Hartrich made this embroidered panel as a birthday gift for her son. She used a cartoon in Scientific Progress Goes Boink as a reference, which she enlarged and then tr...

[http://youtu.be/jOUiAr9-KSo] (YouTube link)Julian Smith brings us a sketch about what happens when the WiFi goes out. At my house, that’s a catastrophe. I am prepared with a long ethernet cable I can run under the...

Nobody serves up greasy spoon style food quite like Denny’s, home of the Grand Slam breakfast, Moons Over My Hammy and movie themed menu items like the Hobbit Hole Breakfast, but their latest team up with iconic vi...